Tenant's Requests

How to handle the Tenant's request for additional security devices....

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The tenant is entitled to make certain requests, described  below.  Generally an oral request is sufficient, unless the tenant has a  written  lease that requires the request or notice to be in writing. Such a  provision  must be underlined or in boldfaced print to be effective.  

A tenant who makes a request authorized by statute is entitled  to have  the landlord take the requested action, but only at the tenant's  expense. If  properly requested to do so, a landlord must install (1) a keyed  dead bolt on  an exterior door if the door has a doorknob lock but not a keyed  dead bolt or  if the door has a keyless bolting device but not a keyed dead  bolt or doorknob lock; and (2) a sliding door pin lock or sliding door  security bar  if the door is an exterior sliding glass door without a sliding  door pin lock  or sliding door security bar. In the case of a tenant's request made before January 1, 1995, in  regard to the exterior door of a dwelling constructed before September 1, 1993, the landlord must install (1) a keyless bolting  device if the door does not have a keyless bolting device; and (2) a door  viewer if the door does not  have a door viewer.  

If the landlord has failed to install devices that he or she  is  obligated to install without waiting for a tenant request,  the tenant may demand immediate compliance with the  statute.  Additionally,  during the lease term and any renewal period, a landlord must  repair or  replace a security device on request or notification by the tenant  that the security device is inoperable or in need of repair or replacement. 

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Email:  Darrell W. Cook

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